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Hotel Backbone

Date: 1925
Description: View toward the hotel on a street corner. A large sign on top of the hotel reads: "Hotel Backbone." Caption reads: "Hotel Backbone, Antigo, Wis."
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St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: Lawn, trees and blooming flowers in front of St. Mary's Hospital. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Hospital, Columbus, Wis."
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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1906
Description: View across the grounds towards the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute). Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital for Insane, Madison, Wis."
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Scenic University Drive

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Description: View of tree-lined University Drive on the shores of Lake Mendota. The Wisconsin State Capitol is visible in the background. Caption reads: "University Dri...
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Fox Point Club

Date: 1909
Description: View down curving drive toward a building with a blue roof. The drive is lined by flowers. Caption reads: "Fox Point Club, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Greetings From Brillion

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a paved road curving between hills with trees in autumn color. There are flowers in the fields on both sides of the road. Caption rea...
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Tournament of Roses, New Year's Day, Pasadena, California

Date: 1913
Description: Postcard view of a couple seated on a floral float consisting of a car covered with roses atop a dome of foliage also covered with roses.
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Elevated View of Bagley, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of town showing homes and businesses. A windmill is in the foreground. The school is on the far edge of town on the lef...
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New Bridge over Baraboo River

Date: 1919
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a concrete bridge over a river. There is a boat near wooden pilings that stretch from the shoreline to the center...
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U. Smile Camp

Date: 1920
Description: View from field of flowers towards U. Smile Camp, with four log cabins in a row on the left, another in the background, and another building next to it wit...
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Entrance to Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized image of entrance to Irvine Park showing concrete paved road and driveway, trees, flowers and electric light fixtures. On the left side is an ope...
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Fox Lake Historical Depot Museum

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Fox Lake Historical Society Museum, Inc. Corner Cordelia & College Avenue Fox Lake, Wisconsin. Member State of Wisconsin Historical...
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Greetings from Hayes

Date: 1961
Description: Color illustration of a road with roadside flowers and fall foliage in the trees. Buildings are in the distance. Caption reads: "Greetings from Hayes, Haye...
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One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds in Levee Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of a circular flower bed next to the river, with an interstate bridge in the distance. Caption reads: "One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds...
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Sidney Smith Residence

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Description: Hand-colored postcard view down driveway towards a lakeside home. Flower beds are along the driveway, and Lake Geneva is in the background. Caption reads: ...
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Greetings from Spring Green

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spring Green, Wis." A country road curves to the left around a farm. On the right are a tree, fields and a fence with ...

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